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Australia news live: woman dead in powerful storm as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

18 janvier 2026 à 00:21

Woman killed by tree branch as NSW SES records more than 800 calls for help. Follow updates live

More than 1,400 calls to emergency services amid NSW storms, authorities say

The NSW State Emergency Service has received more than 1,400 calls for help and 20 requests for flood rescues after Sydney was lashed with torrential rain.

We did have an evacuation at Narrabeen overnight due to the rapid rising waters there and the localised heavy rainfall, so that continues around that. Those particular areas with the weather also moving up north, we’ll see around north-eastern New South Wales experiencing some of that heavy winds, heavy rain and large wind gusts.

We’re hoping to see a little bit of relief for the Illawarra area today. But still in that Sydney northern area. So again urging everyone to keep safe, keep inside if you can.

The woman was a driver in the vehicle when the incident happened.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le renseignement ukrainien met en garde contre des attaques sur les sous-stations des centrales nucléaires

18 janvier 2026 à 00:00
Des travaux ont lieu pour rétablir le chauffage dans une centaine d’immeubles résidentiels de Kiev. La Russie « envisage d’attaquer (…) des sous-stations de transmission électrique qui assurent le fonctionnement des centrales nucléaires » du pays, pour laisser les habitants sans électricité ni chauffage, alerte le HUR, qui dénonce une volonté de pousser l’Ukraine à capituler.

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Groenland: qui est Stephen Miller, conseiller à la sécurité intérieure de Donald Trump ?

17 janvier 2026 à 23:49
Plusieurs milliers de manifestants se sont rassemblés ce samedi 17 janvier à Copenhague au Danemark pour dénoncer les ambitions territoriales de Donald Trump, qui continue d'afficher son intention de s'emparer du Groenland. Le président américain a déclaré que la France, le Danemark, la Finlande, le Royaume-Uni, les Pays-Bas, la Suède, l'Allemagne et la Norvège se verront appliqué des droits de douane de 10% à compter du 1er février.

Frank’s future in doubt as Romero calls West Ham defeat ‘a disaster’ for Spurs

  • Manager barracked by fans after late 2-1 defeat

  • Romero comments add to sense of unease at Tottenham

Thomas Frank’s future as the Tottenham manager is in doubt after Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 home defeat by West Ham, at which the club’s supporters called for him to be “sacked in the morning”.

The Spurs hierarchy have been mindful of the difficulties Frank has faced during what was always likely to be a transitional season. The chief executive, Vinai Venkatesham, wrote an open letter to fans on Saturday morning, the tone of which was supportive, the overriding message being a call for patience.

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